Malware News New stealthy Pumakit Linux rootkit malware spotted in the wild

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A new Linux rootkit malware called Pumakit has been discovered that uses stealth and advanced privilege escalation techniques to hide its presence on systems.

The malware is a multi-component set that includes a dropper, memory-resident executables, a kernel module rootkit, and a shared object (SO) userland rootkit.

New stealthy Pumakit Linux rootkit malware spotted in the wild

A new Linux rootkit malware called Pumakit has been discovered that uses stealth and advanced privilege escalation techniques to hide its presence on systems.

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